Empowering Civil Society for National Reporting and Action on SDG16+ Report

With the adoption of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015, the focus of the international community turned to ensuring robust monitoring and accountability for these commitments at all levels – including the global, regional, and national levels. While global processes around the 2030 Agenda to date have seen unprecedented levels of engagement by civil society, a significant gap still remains in overall awareness and action from states and other stakeholders on the SDGs. This is particularly true at the national level, where action and follow-up by civil society with their governments will be most critical, particularly in regard to SDG16 on peaceful, just, and inclusive Societies. To support accountability for the 2030 Agenda, civil society can also play a key role by producing SDG “spotlight reports” and taking the lead on other monitoring efforts, which can be an important tool for highlighting progress towards the SDGs through the perspectives of civil society and citizens themselves.

While the Empowering Civil Society on SDG16 Report features case studies throughout, these annexes provide detailed information on many of these case studies, featuring content sourced directly from members of the report’s partners.

Special Message

I welcome the “Empowering Civil Society for Monitoring and Action on SDG16" report, by the Transparency, Accountability & Participation (TAP) Network, the Asia Development Alliance, and Forus. This resource showcases the civil society stakeholders’ efforts to implement and monitor SDG16 on the ground, and highlights the challenges, needs, and opportunities for national and local actions and accountability at all levels.